The Housing Authority for the City of Yuma (HACY) investigator is charged with promoting integrity, efficiency and effectiveness for the agency’s programs and operations. This includes preventing, detecting and prosecuting fraud, criminal activity and abuse. By ways of partnerships with local non-profit agencies, local, state and federal police agencies, anonymous tips and fraud referrals, the office of investigations aims to improve the quality of life for HACY tenants and the community we reside in.
Housing fraud is a misrepresentation that allow a person to receive housing assistance for which he/she does not qualify. Below are some examples of housing fraud:
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Underestimating income
•Unreported income
•Falsifying family composition
•Extra people or family members at the home
•Criminal activity
•Gangs
•Drugs
•Assault
•Theft / Burglary
•Domestic violence
•Other criminal activity
•Renting one’s apartment unit to another
•Extra people in the apartment/home
•Paying the landlord extra rent outside of the contract
People who claim benefits for which they are not qualified deprive others of affordable housing. Funds used up fraudsters could instead assist families who truly need it.
If you would like to report someone you feel is committing housing fraud, please call the HACY hotline at (928) 782-3823 ext 134.
Provide as much information as possible so we may accurately identify the participant.
•Describe the type of fraud
•Dates you noticed the suspect activity
•What evidence do you see of fraud?
•Name of number of person(s) willing to talk to investigator, if applicable.
ANYTHING YOU REPORT IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
If it requires a non-emergency police response, call the Yuma Police Department at (928)783-4421
IF IT IS A CRIME IN PROGRESS OR AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 9-1-1
If you know of anyone who provided false information on a HUD housing assistance
application or recertification or if anyone tells you to provide false information, report that
person to the HUD Office of Inspector General Hotline. You can call the Hotline toll-free
Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, at 1-800-347-3735.
You can write the Hotline at:
HUD OIG Hotline, GFI
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
